Backsplash to floor?
We are debating the whole "Where does the backsplash end, with counter or cabinet?" thing. We don't like either option that well. With the cabinet end, my eye is drawn to the edge of the counter without backsplash which looks like we ran out of material and with the counter end the vertical lines are out of alignment to my husband's eye. A neighbor suggested going to the door frame and down to the floor.
If we did down to the floor, we have 4 areas to consider. Two on either side of a doorway, one on one side of a doorway and one at a wall corner. How do we do this with the baseboard? Especially the one on a corner. If the tile is behind it will push the baseboard out past the door frame. Anyone have any ideas?
Please excuse the old floor and trim. They haven't been updated yet.
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PROStarCraft Custom Builders
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoTradditionally the baksplash runs to the edge of the countertop.
There is no reason not to run it up t the edge of the door trim, then down to the floor. It's just not usually done that way
daisychain Zn3b
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoRelated Discussions
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eld6161
2 years agoC T
2 years agoI feel like the backsplash should go with the counter just like the old 4" one did. The edge meeting the counter is just more pleasing to my eye, but...When I look up and see the top corner sticking out I second guess that.
The only reason I was considering going down to the floor was because it would remove the corner sticking out or the counter sticking out. I'm really undecided about what to do. Here's better pictures of my kitchen.
PROBeth H. :
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoit' too bad you didn't build boxes on top so those cabs could go to the ceiling. Then I would have tiled the entire wall around the window. like this. and I'd do some shelving off to the right.
But, you don't, so I'd just do this. stop at the edge of the countertop on both ends
I'd do shelving on the right side like this. maybe you can move the monitor?
or you could take the tile higher
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Beth H. :
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agokeep it simple. end at the countertop. no need to go to the floor.
keep it level w/bottom of the cabinets.
you could do a wider door casing between those two banks of cabs. that would eat up some of that dead wall space
do the baseboards too while you're at itlike this. here's my door casing and baseboard.
except I left the old one around the exterior door! don't ask me why.
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